12:57 AM ET Former Pittsburgh Pirates closer Felipe Vazquez was found guilty Thursday of statutory sexual assault, sexual abuse of children and child pornography, among other charges. A jury in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, found Vazquez guilty on 15 counts, which also included corruption of minors. It found him not guilty on 10 counts of unlawful
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11:54 PM ET Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Albert Pujols hit a two-run homer, his first for the Los Angeles Dodgers, in the second inning against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Thursday night. He sent an 0-1 pitch from Merrill Kelly to right field, with Josh Reddick jumping to the top of the wall in an
8:02 PM ET Associated Press SEATTLE — The Mariners claimed catcher Jacob Nottingham off waivers from the Brewers for a second time this season as part of a series of roster moves Thursday. Nottingham was claimed by the Mariners in late April but was subsequently traded back to Milwaukee when the Brewers were in need
8:36 PM ET If Jacob deGrom was rusty, he seemed able to shake it off pretty fast. DeGrom, the New York Mets‘ ace and two-time National League Cy Young Award winner, struck out eight over three shutout innings Thursday during a rehab start for the St. Lucie Mets, New York’s low Class A affiliate. He
6:14 PM ET ESPN News Services Washington Nationals ace Stephen Strasburg is set to return from a month-long stint on the injured list on Friday against the Baltimore Orioles. Strasburg was placed on the IL five weeks ago with right shoulder inflammation. In Strasburg’s last start, a loss to the St. Louis Cardinals on April
4:52 PM ET Minnesota Twins reliever Tyler Duffey has been suspended three games for throwing a pitch behind Chicago White Sox rookie slugger Yermin Mercedes. Twins manager Rocco Baldelli also has been suspended one game. Both Duffey and Baldelli have been fined an undisclosed amount. Major League Baseball announced the suspension Thursday, two days after
2:17 PM ET CHICAGO — Cubs president Jed Hoyer says he’s “disappointed” his team isn’t likely to reach the 85% vaccination threshold that leads to reduced COVID-19 regulations. “It’s disappointing to not be at 85% as a team,” Hoyer said Thursday morning. “We’ve worked hard to try and convince or educate the people that have
1:31 PM ET The Cincinnati Reds placed infielder Mike Moustakas on the 10-day injured list Thursday with a right heel contusion. The move, announced before the finale of Cincinnati’s four-game series against the San Francisco Giants, is retroactive to Wednesday. The Reds recalled infielder Max Schrock from Triple-A Louisville to replace Moustakas on the 26-man
7:00 AM ET The Chicago White Sox haven’t slowed down one bit since taking over our No. 1 spot in Week 6, but they are hardly the only team playing well heading into this edition of our MLB Power Rankings. How high did strong stretches from the San Diego Padres, Houston Astros and San Francisco
12:13 AM ET When the New York Yankees started the 2021 season 5-10, with general manager Brian Cashman telling the media that the team had played a 15-game stretch they’d like to forget, the assumption from many observers around baseball was that the Bronx Bombers’ offense would eventually come around, with the likes of DJ
10:30 PM ET ESPN News Services New York Yankees right-hander Corey Kluber threw the sixth no-hitter this season in Major League Baseball on Wednesday night, striking out nine in a 2-0 win against the Texas Rangers. The 35-year-old’s 101-pitch gem came one night after Detroit Tigers right-hander Spencer Turnbull accomplished the feat against the Seattle
8:31 PM ET ESPN News Services ARLINGTON, Texas — New York Yankees shortstop Gleyber Torres was back in the starting lineup Wednesday night after being reinstated from the COVID-19 injured list. Torres, who is fully vaccinated, missed six games after testing positive last week. He was cleared to return by Major League Baseball’s joint committee.
6:58 PM ET Associated Press CHICAGO — An unidentified Washington Nationals player who is vaccinated and asymptomatic has tested positive for COVID-19, manager Dave Martinez said Wednesday. That player was deemed to have been in close contact with another Nationals player who is not vaccinated. Martinez said neither player would have been in the starting
6:13 PM ET Associated Press ATLANTA — The New York Mets added right-hander Taijuan Walker to their lengthy injured list on Wednesday after he lasted only three innings in this week’s start against the Braves due to tightness in his left side. In a related move, the Mets selected the contract of outfielder Cameron Maybin
5:08 PM ET Associated Press BALTIMORE — Orioles first baseman Chris Davis will miss the rest of the season after having surgery Wednesday to repair the labrum in his left hip. The 35-year-old Davis has not played since Baltimore’s spring training opener in February and will be sidelined for four to five months. General manager
3:27 PM ET ESPN News Services The San Diego Padres have activated star shortstop Fernando Tatis Jr. from the injured list following his positive test for COVID-19 last week. Tatis was reinstated prior to Wednesday’s game against the Colorado Rockies. He had been placed on the IL on May 11 after his positive test. First
1:30 PM ET Tony La Russa doesn’t think there’s a rift in the Chicago White Sox clubhouse, but some players have indicated publicly that they disagree with the Hall of Fame manager’s comments about rookie slugger Yermin Mercedes. La Russa called Mercedes “clueless” for homering on a 47 mph pitch with a 3-0 count from
7:15 AM ET Editor’s note: From rising strikeout totals and unwritten rules debates to connecting with a new generation of fans and a looming labor battle, baseball is at a crossroads. As MLB faces these challenges, we are embarking on a season-long look at The State of Baseball, examining the storylines that will determine how